Hannah Shirley

1 month ago | grandforksherald.com | Hannah Shirley

GRAND FORKS – The Career Impact Academy is on track for a substantial completion date of May 1. The Grand Forks Public Schools Facilities Committee heard the construction update following the regular School Board meeting Monday evening. In the report, district officials noted that the project progressed much more quickly than expected and no delays are anticipated.

1 month ago | grandforksherald.com | Hannah Shirley

GRAND FORKS — For a town like Rugby, North Dakota, where the population is about 2,400 and the nearest commercial airports are roughly an hour away, the local passenger train is a point of pride and a part of daily life. “We’re very proud of our Amtrak station, the fact it’s still a stop here and the train does stop here,” said Laurie Odden, the director of the city’s Chamber of Commerce and visitors bureau.

1 month ago | grandforksherald.com | Joshua Irvine |Hannah Shirley

GRAND FORKS – Another day, another set of school boundaries. Discussion of new school boundary lines again dominated discussion for the Grand Forks School Board, with board members sketching out a path to solicit more community input while hearing yet another proposal from district demographer Rob Schwarz, of RSP & Associates. Monday’s meeting paired the demography firm’s regular enrollment projections with a decidedly irregular third set of proposed boundaries.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Korrie Wenzel |Hannah Shirley

Mar. 15—GRAND FORKS — After state lawmakers pulled millions of dollars of potential funding from a bill circulating in the Legislature, a doctor from southwest North Dakota is suggesting they amend the bill and reinsert the money. Dr. Joshua Ranum, a graduate of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences who practices internal medicine in Hettinger, gave testimony on Senate Bill 2286 during a March 11 meeting of the House Education Committee.

2 months ago | grandforksherald.com | Hannah Shirley

GRAND FORKS — A fatigue crack likely the result of a defective pipe was the cause of a major crude oil spill in Walsh County in 2019, according to an investigation report newly released by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Many details about the cause of the Oct. 29, 2019, Keystone XL Pipeline rupture remain unknown to the public, as the 183-page report is heavily redacted.